United States presidential election of 1988 was an American presidential election held on November 8, 1988 in which Republican George H.W. Bush defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis.
George H.W. Bush was the vice president of the United States (1981–89), 41st U.S. president (1989–93), and father of the 43rd U.S. president, George W. Bush. As president, the elder Bush assembled a multinational force to compel the withdrawal of Iraq
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In a presidential contest dominated by concerns over the weak economy, government spending and the $15 trillion federal debt, the Republican candidates have been loath to acknowledge the extent to which Bush administration policies contributed to those problems. Republicans also controlled Congress for s...
H.W.Bush and elder brother of Jeb Bush, the former Governor of Florida.Bush was an entrepreneur in the oil industry in Texas and an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S.House of Representatives in 1978.After working on his father's presidential campaign, he purchased a share of the Texas ...
Gen Y now is eligible to vote in a presidential campaign, and for the first time since 1952 there is no member of the World War II generation on a national ticket. That year the grandfatherly Ike led the GOP to victory--the same year a Connecticut Yankee named Prescott Bush joined the...
Following graduation, Bush began a career in the energy business. After working on his father’ssuccessful 1988 Presidential campaign, President Bush assembled a group of partners thatpurchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989. He entered politics and...
Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse a presidential candidate this cycle, despite the fact that Dick Cheney, who was his vice president, said that he will vote for Kamala Harris.His office told NBC News,“President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.”Bush di...
In 1988, George W. Bush worked for his father's successful presidential campaign. Afterward Bush purchased the Texas Rangers baseball franchise; under his ownership it would make the playoffs for the first time since the team began. Governor of Texas Bush declared his candidacy for Governor of...
After serving on his father’s successful 1988 presidential campaign, Bush assembled a group of partners to purchase the Texas Rangers baseball franchise in 1989. On November 8, 1994, Bush was elected governor of Texas. He became the first governor in that state's history to serve consecutive ...